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6 Securitymen Sent To Prison For Stealing Church’s N18m Property

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PAUL IYOGHOJIE

The Trustees of the Capstone Church located at 360, Muritala Muhammed Way, Yaba, Lagos have dragged their six Security men before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing iron rods and cement belonging to the church valued at N18million. within a period of time and allegedly sold them off.

The accused, identified by the Police, are Dauda  Ojo, 40; Semiu Abdulrasheed, 28; Tosin Agboola, 23; Tomiwa Kujore, 42;, Alli Idris 35 and Wasiu Babalola, 42.

A Police source alleged that the Commissioner of Police, CP in charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU at Ikoyi, Lagos, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde directed his men to arrest the accused persons following a petition by the Trustees of the Church.
The accused persons were charged before an Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos on a charge of stealing.
Police Counsel, Sylvester Azubuike informed the Court in charge N/72/2018 that the accused persons committed the offence at Capstone Church located at 360, Muritala Mohammed Way, Yaba, Lagos.
Azubuike told the Court that the accused Persons betrayed the trust reposed in them by their employer and connived to steal their building material valued at N18million, allegedly sold them off and converted the proceeds to their use.
Azubuike said the offences the accused committed were punishable under sections 409  278(1)(a)  and 285 of the Criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.
All the accused , however, pleaded not guilty to the alleged Crime in the open Court and Chief Magistrate, Folashade Botoku granted them bail in the sum of N2m each with two sureties each in like sum.
Botoku adjourned the case till 20 September, 2018 for mention and ordered that the defendants be kept at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till they perfected the bail conditions.
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